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Humble form of A
  1. Humble form of A
  2. Humble form of する verbs
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旦 那 の カ ー ド を お 借 り し て バ ッ グ を 買 っ た 。 
I borrowed my husband's credit card and bought a bag.
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社 長 、 お 荷 物 お 持 ち し ま す 。 
Sir (company president), I'll bring your things.
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私 、 中 山 さ ん に は お 会 い し た こと が あります 。 
I have met Ms. Nakayama (before).
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天 気 も 悪 い し 、 ご 自 宅 まで お 送 り し ま し ょ う 。 
The weather's bad as well; I'll take you to your house.

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Special verbs
There are several words which do not use the above conjugation, but have special humble forms. These are given below:
Regular FormHumble FormRegular FormHumble Form
見る/みる拝見/はいけん借りる/かりる拝借/はいしゃく
食べる/たべる頂く/いただく飲む/のむ頂く/いただく
貰う/もらう頂く/いただくする致す/いたす
来る/くる参る/まいる行く/いく参る/まいる
言う/いう申す/もうす会う/あうお目にかかる/おめにかかる
居る/いる居る/おるやる差し上げる/さしあげる
上げる/あげる差し上げる/さしあげる知る/しる存知/ぞんじる
聞く/きく伺う/うかがう訪ねる/たずねる伺う/うかがう
言う/いう申し上げる/もうしあげる
Construction
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お
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する
Basic Examples:
お貸しします (respectfully lending)

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Grammar usage notes

借りる and 会う are used in the basic お~する form in the example sentences, yet both are marked as having special humble versions. I guess both forms can be used situationally?
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David-
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Humble form of する verbs
  1. Humble form of A
  2. Humble form of する verbs
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図 書 室 な ら 私 が ご 案 内 し ま し ょ う 。 
As to the library I'll show you (there).
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すぐ 係 の 者 に 確 認 し 、 ご 返 信 します 。 
I'll check with the person in charge immediately and reply back.
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彼 が あなた に 新 し い プ ラ ン を ご 説 明 し ま す 。 
He will explain the new plan to you.

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Grammar usage notes

To decide whether to use お or ご as your prefix depends on the origin of the word you are modifying. Words of Japanese origin take お and those of Chinese origin take ご.

For example:

お電話 (× ご電話)
ご連絡 (× お連絡)

Also, when making polite requests, you do not conjugate する into して. Rather, you just drop する all together and add 下さい.

Example:

お電話下さい (× お電話して下さい)
ご連絡下さい (× ご連絡して下さい)

Finally, a note on kanji. Both お and ご can use the kanji 御, although it is more common to use it with ご.
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定禅寺通り
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he normal and humble form of 飲む and もらう are vice versa... -and appear twice
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17 years ago
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マイコー
Level: 292
Ok, fixed!
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16 years ago
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宮本勝利
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For meaning #2, you can use both お and ご depending on whether the origin of the word is Chinese or Japanese. For example, 電話 would be お電話 and not ご電話, whereas 連絡 would be ご連絡 and not お連絡.

Words of Chinese origin take ご and words of Japanese origin take お.
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マイコー
Level: 292
Updated the construction examples: I would take your info and stick it in as a Usage Note near the top!
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宮本勝利
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Aye, I tried adding it as a Usage Note earlier, but for some reason when I clicked on the button the text field didn't appear. It works now though.
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マイコー
Level: 292
Yep - there was an error where there was more than one usage note on the same page - only the top one would appear when you clicked it. Fixed that :)
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hyperdyingwill
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First of all, how do you tell whether a word has Chinese or Japanese origin? Secondly, both 電話 and 連絡 have Chinese origin. 電話 is dianhua in Chinese, and 連絡 is lianluo. Please clarify that.
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宮本勝利
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I stated that 連絡 was of Chinese origin, hence why it is preceded by ご. And I'm aware that 電話 also exists in Chinese; however, in Japanese it's preceded by an お, which would lead me to believe it is of Japanese origin (i.e. first used in Japanese, then later adopted by the Chinese). Just because it's written in Chinese characters doesn't mean it's of Chinese origin.

The only way you'd be able to tell which words come from which language would be to look at a Japanese etymology dictionary, similar to the Oxford English Dictionary for English etymology. And, of course, you can tell from experience by listening to Japanese natives, watching Japanese TV or movies, etc.
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hyperdyingwill
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Okay, thanks for the explanation. I'm aware that some Kanji were invented in Japan and didn't have Chinese origin, and I'm definitely not here to argue about words origins. But I just want to let you know that 電話 has Chinese origin and so are some others. They just happen to be the exceptions for the rule. I just thought that it would be nice if someone could put up the exception list.

From wiki:

"There are exceptions, however, such as the Sino-Japanese word for telephone (denwa), which takes the honorific prefix o-. "
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beckyr16
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Genki says 聞く becomes お聞きします. Is it that or what you have above?
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マイコー
Level: 292
It can be both - although I might not (hopefully someone else can comment) be the case depending on the usage.
The form you gave it given at the top of the page - the second sections is merely the 'special case' verbs that don't follow the set pattern.
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